What color is #9FA473?

#9FA473 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA473?

The RGB value is 159, 164, 115: 159 red, 164 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA473?

The complementary color is #7873A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA473?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA473 color

#9FA473 rgb(159, 164, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9FA473 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 64.3% green and 45.1% blue (159, 164, 115).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#9FA473 color codes

HEX	`#9FA473`
RGB	`rgb(159, 164, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 64.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 30%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.87, -9.96, 24.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.87, 26.82, 111.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.668, 35.16, 21.387)`
Decimal	`10462323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA473, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9FA473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9FA473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa473; }
.text { color: #9fa473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 164 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa473, #87a473); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9FA473?: #9FA473 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA473?: The RGB value is 159, 164, 115: 159 red, 164 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA473?: The complementary color is #7873A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA473?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.